{"id":214141,"date":"2019-08-10T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/214141\/local-wrestlers-shine-at-national-championships\/"},"modified":"2019-08-08T16:24:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T14:24:16","slug":"local-wrestlers-shine-at-national-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/08\/10\/local-wrestlers-shine-at-national-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Local wrestlers shine at national championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Elsburg Wrestling Club has been a firm-standing sports club within the Elsburg community for more than 60 years, having opened its doors in 1955.<\/p>\n<p>The club, found in Mare Street, has always aimed to hone and nurture young wrestling talent despite the dip in its membership numbers over the years.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Recently several of the club\u2019s wrestlers travelled to Middelburg to compete in the National Senior, Junior, Cadet and Masters Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The wrestlers shone in the competition bringing home nine medals in total, five gold and four silver medals.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178942\/wrestlers-shine-at-annual-brakpan-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wrestlers shine at annual Brakpan Challenge<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Igeu Kabesa won a gold medal in the National Senior Freestyle Champion and National Greco Roman Champion divisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Ruan Zandberg received a silver medal in the National Cadet Freestyle division.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Tobie Alberts received a silver medal in the National Masters division.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Lillian Mabena won a gold medal in the Future Star National Cadet Champion division.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Lezandri Zandberg won a gold medal in the National Junior Champion division and a silver medal in the National Senior division.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Danielle Pio won a gold medal in the Future Star National Cadet Champion division.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Chris Sutton won a silver medal in the National Masters division.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/177738\/wrestlers-travel-to-morocco-for-prestigious-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wrestlers travel to Morocco for prestigious games<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThese results are a great achievement for such a small club with a new management team,\u201d said Joep Joubert, media liaison for Elsburg Wrestling Club.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe management, coaches, wrestlers and parents of the club are very proud of our wrestlers who competed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following this success the Elsburg Wrestling Club hopes to grow their club\u2019s 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